Where does “čuomâ” come from?

čuomâ (Inari Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čuomë, from Proto-Uralic śëme — scale.

čuomâ (Inari Sami): fish skin

Definitions

  1. fish skin

Ancestry of “čuomâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčuomëfish skin
2Proto-Uralicśëmescale
Every word from Proto-Uralic śëmeEvery word from Proto-Samic čuomë